Record #:

12879

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Fearing that the developing Virginia railroad companies might purloin trade and commerce in North Carolina, delegates, especially John Motley Morehead, became instrumental in forwarding the progress of the North Carolina Railroad Company during the 19th-century.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 20, Feb 1960, p8-10, il, por, map

Subject(s):

Railroads--North Carolina--History--19th Century; North Carolina Railroad Co.

Record #:

12880

Author(s):

Lawson, John

Abstract:

The second part in a series presented by The State, this article offers further excerpts from the classic travel journal of John Lawson, describing his trip along the North Carolina frontier in 1700.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 20, Feb 1960, p15-16, il

Subject(s):

Lawson, John, 1674-1712